Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer

Stryker; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Healthcare

Life Insurance

Work-from-home flexibility

Education Assistance Program

Corporate bonus

Job summary

Stryker is seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer in the United Kingdom to lead design and development of complex mechanical and electro-mechanical assemblies for medical devices. You will translate user needs into engineering requirements and drive prototyping, testing, verification, and design optimization to ensure robust performance.

Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing and Project Management teams; mentor engineers and promote engineering best

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent.
• 6+ years of industry experience.
• Experience designing and developing complex mechanical and/or electro-mechanical assemblies.
• Experience applying DFM principles to product development.
• Experience creating engineering drawings, 3D models, and applying GD&T.
• Knowledge of materials, manufacturing processes, processing methods, and technologies used in complex product development.
• Experience translating user needs into engineering requirements and product designs.
• Experience working within regulated medical device product development environments.
• Ability to communicate technical information and engineering plans to cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the research, design, development, modification, evaluation, and improvement of mechanical and electro-mechanical modules, assemblies, and subsystems.
• Translate user needs into design inputs and specifications and independently develop complex system-level designs.
• Plan, execute, and guide advanced prototyping, testing, design verification, and technical problem-solving activities.
• Drive resolution of complex product design issues and support continuous product and process improvements.
• Explore emerging technologies and contribute to innovation activities, including invention disclosures, patents, and trade secrets.
• Develop and refine engineering documentation, including Design History File content and technical design records, in accordance with applicable medical device requirements.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing, and Project Management teams to support successful product development and commercialisation.
• Mentor engineers, promote engineering best practices, and contribute to the development of procedures, processes, systems, and technical standards.

Skills

Mechanical design

Systems design

DFM principles

GD&T

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent

Tools

SolidWorks

CAE tools

GD&T familiarity

Job description

Work Arrangement: Hybrid, with up to 2 days onsite per week.

What You Will Do

• Lead the research, design, development, modification, evaluation, and improvement of mechanical and electro-mechanical modules, assemblies, and subsystems.
• Translate user needs into design inputs and specifications and independently develop complex system-level designs.
• Plan, execute, and guide advanced prototyping, testing, design verification, and technical problem-solving activities.
• Drive resolution of complex product design issues and support continuous product and process improvements.
• Explore emerging technologies and contribute to innovation activities, including invention disclosures, patents, and trade secrets.
• Develop and refine engineering documentation, including Design History File content and technical design records, in accordance with applicable medical device requirements.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing, and Project Management teams to support successful product development and commercialisation.
• Mentor engineers, promote engineering best practices, and contribute to the development of procedures, processes, systems, and technical standards.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent
• 6+ years of industry experience
• Experience designing and developing complex mechanical and/or electro-mechanical assemblies.
• Experience applying Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles to product development.
• Experience creating engineering drawings, 3D models, and applying Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Knowledge of materials, manufacturing processes, processing methods, and technologies used in complex product development.
• Experience translating user needs into engineering requirements and product designs.
• Experience working within regulated medical device product development environments.
• Ability to communicate technical information and engineering plans to cross-functional stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using SolidWorks.
• Advanced knowledge of GD&T applications and design optimisation techniques.
• Experience using Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) tools to support product design and development.
• Understanding of clinical procedures and their application to product development activities.

Benefits

• Full suite of company benefits, including pension, healthcare, life insurance, work-from-home flexibility, Education Assistance Program, and a corporate bonus, etc.

United Kingdom Pay Ranges

• United Kingdom: £49,300 - £82,100 GBP Annual

At Stryker, we believe transparency helps candidates make confident decisions about their next career step. Compensation is an important part of that process and we want to be clear about how pay is determined. The compensation information posted for this role may be presented as a salary range or a fixed amount depending on the role. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for incentive compensation (such as bonus and/or commissions where applicable), along with Stryker’s comprehensive benefits package.

Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually.